IT'S CHAI TIME
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November 2016 -
Pooja Nagpal is only 18, but she has traveled to India to train disadvantaged students in self-defense, empowering them to handle the harassment they face as they travel to and from school.
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November 2016 -
Quotes from Tom Hanks about Irrfan Khan, Salman Khan about Pakistani actors, man turning in a bombing suspect, Amitabh Bachchan on advice to girls, girl children, and a Trump supporter.
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November 2016 -
How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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November 2016 -
When my phone rings, I usually answer it warily or ignore it. No one ever calls me to tell me that I’ve won the lottery. But what would I say if the White House called, or a scam artist?
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November 2016 -
Praveen Shanbhag cofounded NameCoach, a web service that allows people to record and share the correct pronunciation of their names. Preferred gender pronouns can also be recorded. It encourages respect.
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November 2016 -
Some people are obsessed with taking selfies, a habit that can be dangerous. The Washington Post reported that 27 people died last year in selfie-related accidents, about half of them in India.
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October 2016 -
This is how Rajeev Ram of Indiana, ranked 25th in the world in doubles, got to play in the Rio Olympics with four-time Olympic gold medalist Venus Williams, and reach the finals for a silver medal.
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October 2016 -
The 8th Kabaddi World Cup will be held in Ahmedabad. India has won all seven previous World Cups, but Pakistan has been runner-up three years in a row. Poland and other countries like kabaddi.
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October 2016 -
National Spelling Bee co-champion Jairam Hathwar revealed that his favorite golfer was Jordan Spieth, so Spieth invited the 13-year-old to a tournament. Here is the cute story of the new sport of spell-golf.
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October 2016 -
Quotes from an acid attack survivor in a beauty pageant, a man with a pagdi, ex-governor of the Reserve Bank of India, 1st woman Leader of Govt in Canada's House of Commons, a chef, a comedian.
